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Open your bottle safely…Here’s how!
Here’s a simple way to open that champagne bottle on New Year’s Eve: 1. Every bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine (with a few low-end exceptions) has foil wrapped around the outside of the cage. In the old days, some foil was lead-lined to keep mice from eating into the cork of wine, but in modern [...]
Continue reading...Closing Out 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Here we are approaching the end of the year. This will be the last wine blog for the year. There will be plenty of wine to taste and write about in 2009 and I can’t wait. I wanted to take a few minutes to thank all the folks at PFI and the Diamond Ridge Market [...]
Continue reading...Holiday Hits!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
For Your Consideration… Paso A Paso Tempranillo From the hand harvested Tempranillo grapes selected from the best vines to be found in La Mancha to the hands-on diligence of the wine maker, Paso A Paso receives the extra care and attention that a fine wine deserves. Careful vineyard selections, long, slow fermentation and maceration followed by gentle [...]
Continue reading...A Spanish White
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
I’m not a big white wine drinker but when I find something that grabs my attention, I want to tell you all about it. Esperanza Verdejo/Viura 2005 from Spain is an excellent white wine. It’s an intensely aromatic bouquet filled with delicate scent of spring flowers, green apple and white peaches. The wine offers an intricate [...]
Continue reading...Mmmmm…Cranberry!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Only at Christmas can a special holiday wine be the center of attention. The Ste. Genevieve Cranberry Wine is a unique wine that makes the holiday complete. It’s a wonder tasting wine and those who love cranberry juice will love this as a drinkable wine that says Christmas in every sip. It’s on sale at [...]
Continue reading...Black Monday
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Today is what some folks refer to as Black Monday. It’s a day when people use their computer and the Internet to do their Christmas shopping. I don’t want you to forget about the Diamond Ridge Market and our vast selection of wines, gift baskets, and accessories that can be purchased online and shipped [...]
Continue reading...Thumbs up for the Wine Club!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
To the 31 people who helped us set a record for attendance at the Diamond Ridge Wine Club meeting last week, thanks so much. For those who didn’t make it, you don’t know what you missed. It was our best meeting by far. We tasted a lot of good wine, exchanged tips on holiday hosting [...]
Continue reading...Sainte Genevieve Cranberry Wine
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Most of the time we look to grape wines for Thanksgiving but did you know fruit wines can also contribute to the holiday celebration? The fruit wines from the Ste. Genevieve Winery offer a great alternative and we have one of the best fruit wines available at the Diamond Ridge Market just in time [...]
Continue reading...Which Wine for Turkey Day?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
There’s probably no greater variety of food served at a single meal than during a Thanksgiving Day feast. There are a variety of appetizers, cakes, cookies, pies, dips, white and dark turkey meat, stuffing, different sorts of potatoes, breads of all kinds, relish trays, cranberry sauce and enough vegetable dishes to fill a barrel. [...]
Continue reading...Wine and…Candy?
Monday, November 3, 2008
We had a great time at Thursday’s Diamond Market Wine Club meeting. We drank some great wine and even tried pairing Halloween candy with some of the red wines along with apples and caramel with some whites. By the time we got deep into the tastings, we really didn’t care what candy was being eaten with [...]
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Monday, December 29, 2008
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